Horsey Island holiday cottage rental with beach/lake nearby, walking, fireplace and TV

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  • Cottage
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • Min stay varies
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Key information

  • 100% refund within 24 hours after booking. See Policies & House Rules
  • Beach / lakeside relaxation
  • Nearest beach %s km
  • Child friendly
  • Car advised
  • Pet friendly
  • Private garden

From the owner

Our island location gives you a rare opportunity to experience total peace and tranquility - isolation if you so choose! Horsey Island is set in the beautiful Hamford Water National Nature Reserve, an ideal place for coastal walks, bird watching, seal spotting and fishing. We are a 300 acre working livestock farm, and a designated SSSI site, SPA and an internationally important wetland area for birds (RAMSAR). The natural surroundings and beautiful wildlife make this a wonderfully peaceful retreat. This unique island offers year-round spectacular bird-watching, the winter and spring migrations being particularly special. In winter, you can expect to see some 1500+ brents landing within metres of the house. The drive across the causeway offers the keen photographer ideal opportunities for close-ups of the waders and geese. In the spring, we are very lucky to have huge numbers of avocets, redshanks, oyster catchers and lapwing arriving to claim their nesting sites. Horsey is the perfect place to summer with children offering them total freedom to swim, canoe, bug-hunt, go crabbing or just relax! Arthur Ransome - well known for his “Swallows and Amazons” series of novels, set one of the books from this series - “Secret Water” - here on this island. The beautiful shingle beach is located to the north of the island, offering stunning views out across the Walton Backwaters. The 19th century newly refurbished cottage is welcoming, light and airy. It has 2 spacious double bedrooms, and one twin bedroom upstairs. The bathroom with separate bath and shower is also located upstairs. Downstairs there is a lovely well-equipped kitchen and spacious dining room, a cosy sitting room with a wood-burning stove, and a very useful boot room. Access to the island is by a tidal causeway which is suitable for all but the smallest of cars, due to good ground clearance being necessary. The crossing is a very bumpy two-thirds of a mile on what is essentially a track, but very much worth the journey once you arrive.The tide allows you 4 hours of low water crossings, tide timetables will be provided. Alternatively, why not moor up your boat and reach us that way?

Further details

The cottage letting week begins on a Saturday and ends on a Friday due to the tides being rather dictatorial! This allows you plenty of time to arrive/leave without the added worry of a strict time for crossing the causeway. Therefore if you have travelled by car, you have 4 hours to play with. If you have arrived by boat then high tide is the crossing time for you. August we accept weekly bookings only. No smoking inside the cottage please. Plenty of outdoors on doorstep!! Dogs must be under control at all times whilst on the Island, so as not to disturb the stock or wildlife. Please accept that Horsey is a tidal island, and therefore governed by the tide. Please be on time for crossings, as time and tide wait for no man! Deposit of £100.00 required to secure the booking. Balance to be paid six weeks before arrival. Security deposit of £100.00 required, to be paid with the balance. This will be refunded within seven days of departure provided the house has been left in good order throughout.

Further details indoors

Electricity is provided by solar and wind power on Horsey Island, so electricity is at a premium!

There is a good selection of board games and jigsaw puzzles, quite a few toys for little ones, and also a small library of family friendly DVD's and books.

Bed linen is provided, towels are no longer supplied.

Beach towels are not provided.

Store cupboard essentials.

Wood for stove.

Outdoor furniture.

Further details outdoors

The lovely pond at the front of the cottage offers great views of various waterfowl, and is a lovely place to sit and enjoy the evening. There is a large grassy area surrounding the cottage for the children to run off steam in. Looking out from the house you have a beautiful uninterrupted view of the front fields, with sheep and Arabian horses meandering past. Behind the house is the farm yard which is strictly off limits, due to Horsey being a working farm. You can, however, enjoy the other 300 acres of the island at your leisure. Take a walk to the beautiful beach with views across to Oakley and Harwich, and on a clear day as far as Felixstowe. Stroll along to the lake for a picnic, or head to Barge Creek for a swim. Horsey Island with all its natural beauty is a wonderful spot to relax and soak up the peace and quiet that a private island can offer.

With the Island being a bird sanctuary it is closed to visitors from mid-April to the end of June due to nesting birds. The beach is off limits in July, but once the little terns have vacated, the beach is once again available to be enjoyed by all.

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Amenities

Bed & bathroom

  • Bedroom 1: Double Bed
  • Bedroom 2: Double Bed
  • Bedroom 3: 2 Single Beds
  • 1 Family bathroom

Families

  • Great for children of all ages
  • Pets welcome

Access

  • Parking
  • Not suitable for wheelchair users

Essentials

  • Private garden
  • BBQ
  • Sea view
  • Central heating
  • Fireplace
  • Cooker
  • Fridge
  • Freezer
  • Kettle
  • TV
  • DVD player
  • Stereo system
  • Linen provided
  • Towels provided

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Cancellation policy

Full refund

100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).

Partial refund

100% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least two weeks before check-in.

No refund

No refund if cancelled less than 2 weeks before check-in.

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Payment

This rental can only be paid for online through Holiday Lettings using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
Damage deposit: £100.00

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Smoking

No smoking at this property

About the owner

Victoria B.
Average reply time:
2 hours 22 minutes

Calendar updated:
25 Mar 2024

Years listed:
13

Languages spoken: English
This Cottage has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and sleeps 6. It has been listed on Holiday Lettings since 09 Sep 2010. Located in Frinton-On-Sea, it has 64 reviews with an overall rating of 5. The average weekly rate varies from £1031 to £1145.
The Owner has a response rate of 100% and the property’s calendar was last updated on 25 Mar 2024.
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Reviews

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emmafT79NN

Left feeling happy and relaxed
Nov 2023

Arrived on a sunny morning, easy to find and the causeway taken slowly was absolutely fine to cross. Had the most relaxed long weekend, such a warm and friendly greeting from Vicky and family. Cottage… More 

Reviewed 8 Nov 2023

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Heather B

Amazing ,tranquil getaway
Apr 2023

We visited Horsey Island for the second time and it continues to exceed expectations. So very close to Harwich and Walton on the Essex coast but a world away it seems once you cross the causeway! The … More 

Reviewed 10 Apr 2023

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Gemma P
London, United Kingdom

Gorgeous cottage and perfect hosts on a beautiful island.
Feb 2023

Have just spent a few very relaxing and peaceful days on the island and cannot wait to be able to go back for some more of the same. Was meet by Vicky an absolutely lovely host on our first day with a… More 

Reviewed 25 Feb 2023

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Carol W
London, United Kingdom

Island Cottage is lovely, very peaceful.
Oct 2022

We have just returned home after staying on Horsey Island for a few days. The Island is beautiful and very peaceful, lots of birds and wildlife. Island Cottage is lovely, warm and cosy. It is perfect … More 

Reviewed 6 Oct 2022

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Storyteller581245

Amazing
Mar 2022

Horsey island is such a special place. The land is expansive and beautiful. The cottage itself is warm, cosy and so lovely for a few days stay, even longer we would have still been comfortable. Its sp… More 

Reviewed 6 Aug 2022

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Review 1-5 of 64

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